As reported in the Daily Bruin (“Researcher faces review,” Aug. 15, News), the Seattle Times published an article concerning my consultation call with Friedman Billings Ramsey. Read more...

The Daily Bruin spoke with political science professor Steven Spiegel on Tuesday to discuss the impact of Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. Read more...

Disclaimer: I’m not really going to talk about stem cells in this column because first, I don’t know what they are; second, I’ve already been tested for them; and last, I don’t understand or care why everyone gets their knickers in a twist whenever someone mentions them. Read more...

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A-bomb justified during “˜total war’ It’s August and time for the annual guilt-fest over the U.S. use of the atomic bomb in World War II. But what seem to be missed are the events leading to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 ““ the Japanese invasion of China in 1937, the Rape of Nanking, the attack on Pearl Harbor without a prior declaration of war (at a time when international law still meant something), the Bataan Death March and the vicious Pacific island battles in which neither side showed an inclination to surrender. Read more...

Weeks ago, President Bush said intelligent design should be taught with evolution in classrooms. Intelligent design, at its core, assumes that the complexity in the world, especially life, cannot be achieved except by the design of a supernatural intelligence. Read more...

President Bush’s decision to appoint John Bolton as the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations despite partisan maneuvering should be applauded. Much of the controversy surrounding Bolton’s nomination relates to his willingness to speak critically of the United Nations, as well as his refusal to compromise on basic principles. Read more...